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The Darkness (Original title)
Date: 2016 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, Australia

Director: Greg McLean

Synopsis: Michael Taylor, a child with autism who is on a camping holiday with his family in the Grand Canyon National Park, stumbles across an ancient Anasazi ritual chamber and inadvertently sets off a chain of supernatural events that threatens to destroy his family.

Genre:
Horror

Subjects:
Parapsychology, Curses, Anasazi, Autism
Releases
Date: 13 May 2016Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 93 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 13 May 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 92 mins 14 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Universal Pictures International UK & Eire

Credits (43)
©: Universal Studios, Production Company: BH, Production Company: Emu Creek Pictures, Presents: High Top Releasing, Presents: BH Tilt, Executive Producer: Greg McLean, Executive Producer: Couper Samuelson, Executive Producer: Jeanette Volturno-Brill, Produced by: Jason Blum, Produced by: Bianca Martino, Produced by: Matt Kaplan, Co-producer: Gerard DiNardi, Co-producer: Robyn Marshall, Co-producer: Phillip Dawe, Unit Production Manager: Jeff Kloss, Location Manager: Michael Neale, Post-production Supervisor: Jennifer Scudder Trent, 1st Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi, Script Supervisor: Carmen Tabanyi, Casting: Terri Taylor, Written by: Greg McLean, Written by: Shayne Armstrong, Written by: S.P. Krause, Director of Photography: Toby Oliver, A Camera Operator: Ken Wiatrak, Visual Effects Supervisor: Marty Pepper, Edited by: Sean Lahiff, Tim Alverson, Production Designer: Melanie Paizis-Jones, Art Director: Hunter Brown, Costume Designer: Nicola Dunn, Make-up Department Head: Nacoma Whobrey, Special Make-up Effects Designer: Roy Knyrim, Hair Department Head: Traci E. Smithe, Music: Johnny Klimek, Music Performed by: Orquesta Sinfónica, Conductor: Diego Navarro, Production Sound Mixer: Pawel Wdowczak, Re-recording Mixer: Pete Smith, Stunt Co-ordinator: Nash Edgerton, Paranormal Consultant: Michael J. Kouri
Cast (17)
Kevin Bacon (Peter Taylor), Radha Mitchell (Bronny Taylor), Lucy Fry (Stephanie Taylor), David Mazouz (Michael Taylor), Ming-na Wen (Wendy richards), Jennifer Morrison (Joy Carter), Matt Walsh (Gary Carter), Paul Reiser (Simon Richards), Parker Mack (Andrew Carter), Trian Long-Smith (Sammy Levin), Tara Lynne Barr (Kat), Krista Marie Yu (Tasha), Chris Darga (Jeff), Judith McConnell (Trish), Ilza Rosario (Gloria Ortega), Alma Martinez (Teresa Morales), Yoshio Be (Tony)